Table 4.
Comparisons of athletes’ mental toughness component subscales’ scores across playing experience using the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Dunn's post-hoc test (n = 140)
| Mental Toughness subscales | Kruskal-Wallis test | Dunn's test/post-hoc pairwise comparisons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test statistic | Sig. (two- tailed) | Sig. Pairs | Std. Test Statistic | Sig. (two- tailed) | Adj.Sig. (two-tailed) | |
| Challenge | 12.509 | .014 | 1* − 2 | -2.690 | .002 | .015 |
| Commitment | 11.063 | .026a | none | - | - | - |
| Emotional Control | 14.181 | .007 | 1** − 2 | -3.460 | .001 | .005 |
| Life Control | 20.108 | .000 | 1** − 2 | -3.767 | .000 | .002 |
| 1*** − 3 | -4.138 | .000 | .000 | |||
| Confidence in Abilities | 11.556 | .021a | none | - | - | - |
| Interpersonal Confidence | 3.868 | .424b | none | - | - | - |
* Significantly lower at p < .05. ** Significantly lower at p < .01. *** Significantly lower at p < .001. a The Kruskal-Wallis test showed marginal significance, but post-hoc tests using the Dunn’s test showed that no pairs were significantly different. b No significant differences were recorded with the Kruskal-Wallis test.